Sacred Steel

Sacred Steel was one of two bands that emerged as a result
of the breakup of
Tragedy Divine,
with vocalist Gerrit Mutz and guitarist Jörg Knittel pursuing
a more traditional metal direction as opposed to the
more progressive stylings of the other post-TD band,
Spiral Tower.
Their style derives strongly from mid-eighties speed metal,
crossing prime
Helloween
with Mutz's whiny, John Cyriis
(Agent Steel)
vocal style.
Lyrically, Manowar-style metal anthems seem to be the focus,
judging by titles such as "Sacred Steel", "Sword Of The King",
"True Force Of Iron Glory", etc.
Typical of German speed/power bands, the name of the game
here is not originality
(one might think that eventually they'd stretch their own
musical boundaries a bit),
but they have never wavered from their true metal stance, and
that continues to serve them well.